El ecuatoriano sobreviviente del ataque de Estados Unidos a una embarcación sospechosa de transportar drogas en el Caribe fue liberado porque los fiscales no encontraron que haya cometido algún delito en Ecuador,

Four men and four women had "signs of torture" with their hands tied together and "their heads covered in black bags," according to a police report.

Ecuadorian police and security forces have restricted freedom of assembly and at times used excessive force in their response to anti-government protests since mid-September, 2025.

The governor of Guayas province, whose capital is Guayaquil, said Tuesday's explosion was "terrorism plain and simple."

Police said the Los Lobos gang -- designated a foreign terrorist organization by the U.S. -- was suspected of the attack on the judge.

Ecuador's vital oil industry is in a sharp decline, leading to a deepening economic crisis with soaring fiscal deficits and increasing national debt.

In a rejection of US President Donald Trump’s claims that the individuals targeted by the US military in the Caribbean Sea were drug traffickers, Ecuador has released the survivor of a recent strike without charge and said there is no evidence he committed any crime.

Two explosions have rocked different parts of Ecuador, just hours after a vehicle exploded in a port city, killing one person.